Climate & Climate Change

Speaking from New York, Virgin Blue Boss Sir Richard Branson has said transport and energy companies must be at the forefront of developing environmentally friendly business strategies and has pledged to invest US$3bn (£1.6bn) to fight global … [Read more...] about Richard Branson to Back New Technologies In Fight Against AGW

Australia's tabloid e-news site Crikey has been suggesting that there are only a few misguided global warming skeptics. On Line Opinion's editor, Graham Young, has written to Crikey suggesting they, rather than the skeptics, are misguided. … [Read more...] about Crikey! The Islands Are Still There: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 3)

I received the followed note and pictures from Neil Hewett of Cooper Creek Wilderness in the magnificent Daintree Rainforest of Far North Queensland. Neil wrote: "These magnificent birds once roamed more than half the land-surface of the planet, but … [Read more...] about Cassowaries Mating: A Note from Neil Hewett

In an early blog post titled 'Debate and Dissent is Healthy', part of my series on Al Gore's movie 'An Inconvenient Truth', I explained how tabloid e-news site Crikey had started a list of global warming skeptics and was suggesting that we were a … [Read more...] about How to Become a Global Warming Skeptic

In 'An Inconvenient Truth' Al Gore repeatedly suggests that all the 'so-called global warming skeptics' are in the pay of a big oil company probably Exxon Mobil. Never once during this so-called documentary does Gore acknowledge that there is … [Read more...] about Debate and Dissent is Healthy: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 2)

I’ve been in Hong Kong two days now and I haven’t seen the sun yet. My hotel room has a magnificent view over the harbour. I did see some sun beams early yesterday morning penetrating through the smog haze over the harbour – but no … [Read more...] about Global Dimming: An Inconvenient Truth (Part 1)